NCAA Season 90

NCAA Season 90
Host school Jose Rizal University
TaglineToday's Heroes, Tomorrow's Legends. NCAA@90: We Make History.
General
Seniors Benilde Blazers
Juniors San Beda Red Cubs
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball  San Beda N/A
Volleyball  EAC  Arellano
Chess  Arellano
Taekwondo  San Beda  San Beda
Table Tennis  Benilde  San Beda
Lawn Tennis  Letran
Soft Tennis  San Beda  San Beda
Swimming  San Beda  San Beda
Beach Volleyball  Benilde  San Sebastian
Track and field  JRU
Badminton  Letran  Benilde
Cheerdance  Arellano (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball  San Beda N/A
Volleyball  Perpetual
Chess  Letran
Taekwondo  SSC–R
Table Tennis  San Beda
Lawn Tennis  San Beda
Swimming  LSGH
Beach Volleyball  EAC–ICA
Track and field  EAC–ICA
Football  LSGH
Badminton  LSGH
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;

NCAA Season 90 was the 2014–15 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It was hosted by the Jose Rizal University and was opened on June 28, 2014, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[1]

It was the last season for the Lyceum Pirates who played their second year as probationary and the EAC Generals who played their fifth year as probationary, as probationary members. Their performance in the Season 90 was the basis for the decision if they were be admitted as regular members of the league.[2]

This was the last season that Sports5 covered. Starting Season 91, the NCAA returned to ABS-CBN Sports, its former broadcaster from 2002 to 2011.

Basketball

Basketball tournaments were officially opened on June 28, 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Proceeding games are expected to be held at the San Juan Arena.

Seniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  San Beda Red Lions 13 5 .722[a] Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Arellano Chiefs 13 5 .722[a]
3  JRU Heavy Bombers (H) 12 6 .667[b] 1 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Perpetual Altas 12 6 .667[b] 1
5  Benilde Blazers 11 7 .611 2
6  Letran Knights 9 9 .500 4
7  Lyceum Pirates (X) 7 11 .389 6
8  San Sebastian Stags 5 13 .278 8
9  EAC Generals (X) 4 14 .222[c] 9
10  Mapúa Cardinals 4 14 .222[c] 9
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, or for #4 seed, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record]]; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Notes:
  1. ^ a b First-seed playoff: San Beda 97–69 Arellano
  2. ^ a b Third-seed playoff: JRU 82–79 UPHSD
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: EAC 2–0 Mapúa

Playoffs

During this, this finals was the first time Arellano made it to the finals and San Beda's ninth straight finals appearance and won their fifth straight championship

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 San Beda81
4 Perpetual75
1 San Beda7489
2 Arellano6570
2 Arellano72
3 JRU65

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Malayan Red Robins 15 3 .833[a] Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  San Beda Red Cubs 15 3 .833[a]
3  Letran Squires 13 5 .722 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  JRU Light Bombers (H) 12 6 .667 3
5  La Salle Green Hills Greenies 10 8 .556[b] 5
6  San Sebastian Staglets 10 8 .556[b] 5
7  Arellano Braves 6 12 .333 9
8  Lyceum Junior Pirates (X) 4 14 .222[c] 11
9  Perpetual Junior Altas 4 14 .222[c] 11
10  EAC–ICA Brigadiers (X) 1 17 .056 14
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, or for #4 seed, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Notes:
  1. ^ a b First-seed playoff: Mapúa 87–78 San Beda
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: LSGH 2–0 San Sebastian
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Lyceum 1–1 UPHSD (Lyceum +3)

Playoffs

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 Malayan76
4 JRU68
1 Malayan846865
2 San Beda–Rizal757878
2 San Beda–Rizal70
3 Letran64

Volleyball

The volleyball events of the NCAA Season 90 was open at the Mall of Asia Arena with the first five games. The games are all women's division.

Swimming

[3] The swimming events of Season 90 were held on August 20–22, 2014 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

Table Tennis

The NCAA tennis tournament opened on Sept. 15. The games were held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

First round

Second round

Badminton

The NCAA badminton tournament opened on September 6, 2014 at the Powerplay Badminton Center.

Final Team Standings

Chess

Men's tournament

Elimination round

# Team Points Tie
1  Lyceum Pirates 50.5 -
2  Benilde Blazers 47 -
3  Arellano Chiefs 46 -
4  San Beda Red Lions 44.5 -
5  Letran Knights 38 -
6  EAC Generals 34 -
7  Mapúa Cardinals 30
8  San Sebastian Stags 30
9  Perpetual Altas 12 -
10  JRU Heavy Bombers 8 -

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Season host is boldfaced. Probationary teams are italicised.

Semifinals

# Team
 Arellano Chiefs
 Lyceum Pirates
 Benilde Blazers
4  San Beda Red Lions

Probationary teams are italicised.

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

# Team Points
1  Letran Squires 55
2  La Salle Green Hills Greenies 53.5
3  San Beda Red Cubs 51.5
4  Lyceum Junior Pirates 41.5
5  San Sebastian Staglets 37.5
6  Arellano Braves 33
7  EAC–ICA Brigadiers 30.5
8  Perpetual Junior Altas 27.5
9  Malayan Red Robins 7
10  JRU Light Bombers 3

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Season host is boldfaced. Probationary teams are italicised.

Semifinals

# Team
 Letran Squires
 La Salle Green Hills Greenies
 San Beda Red Cubs
4  Lyceum Junior Pirates

Probationary teams are italicised.

General Championship Summary

The current point system gives 50 points to the champion team in a certain NCAA event, 40 to the runner-up, and 35 to the third placer. The following points are given in consequent order of finish: 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 8 and 6. For every non-participation of a member school, 5 points will be deducted to the point system.

Pts. Position
50 Champion
40 2nd
35 3rd
30 4th
25 5th
20 6th
10 7th
8 8th
6 9th
4 10th
0 Did not join
WD Withdrew

Seniors' division championships

Medal table

Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  San Beda Red Lions 5 1 6
2  Benilde Blazers 2 3 2 7
3  Arellano Chiefs 3 3 6
4  Letran Knights 2 2 4
5  Lyceum Pirates 1 1 2
6  Mapúa Cardinals 1 1
7  EAC Generals 2 2
8  JRU Heavy Bombers 1 1
9  San Sebastian Stags
10  Perpetual Altas
Total 8 8 8 24

Overall championship tally

Seniors' Division

Rank School Pts.
1  San Beda 50 30 15 15 45 40 40 45 45 45 370
2  Benilde 25 35 35 40 35 30 50 30 20 35 335
3  Arellano 40 50 20 8 25 8 30 35 35 251
4  Lyceum 15 40 30 20 6 15 8 15 25 30 204
5  Letran 20 25 40 25 20 6 35 25 196
6  EAC 7 20 25 6 30 25 25 20 158
7  San Sebastian 10 15 0 0 15 20 20 10 30 25 145
8  Mapúa 7 10 10 30 10 10 10 8 30 125
9  JRU 35 6 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 50 109
10  Perpetual 30 8 8 10 8 0 15 0 79

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Season 90 kicks off June 28 | Sports". www.journal.com.ph. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12.
  2. ^ "Jose Rizal University set to host Season 90 of the NCAA | NCAA Philippines Season 89". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  3. ^ "Swimming Team Standings - NCAA Season 90: We Make History". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

See also